opera comique

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I have heard the "Miserere" in the Sistine Chapel, and in comparison with the raising of the flag over the city of Santiago it was opera comique.

From The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 by Norris, Frank

This changed the scene to the "opera comique."

From In the Heart of Africa by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Let us sing, drink and embrace, like the chorus of an opera comique.

From Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings by Sandars, Mary F. (Mary Frances)

Pretty well everything was acted at the theatre of Quiquendone; but the opera and the opera comique were especially patronized.

From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules

"La Dame Blanche," opera comique in three acts, words by Scribe, adapted from Walter Scott's novels, "The Monastery" and "Guy Mannering," was first produced at the Opera Comique, Dec.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)